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Safer cars, safer roads: New rules take effect
EU-Mexico: While others build walls, Europe builds bridges
The European Parliament has given its consent to the modernized EU-Mexico Partnership Agreement and the interim Trade Agreement. Renew Europe strongly supported both texts, which upgrade a global agreement dating back to 2000, with a reliable partner with whom the EU shares a long-standing commitment to multilateralism, open trade and international cooperati
Survey of city economic experts: Cities are driving Draghi’s competitiveness agenda, but need EU recognition to scale action
City administrations are taking decisive action to advance the goals in Mario Draghi’s report on European competitiveness, from strengthening strategic sectors such as AI, clean energy and defence, to turning innovation into economic deployment. But city leaders warn that Europe’s competitiveness agenda will fall short unless the EU tackles the practical bar
New EU strategy must help farmers move toward a more humane food system
The European Commission has published its EU Strategy on Livestock with the goal of helping the animal agriculture sector become more crisis-resilient, globally competitive and sustainable. Humane World for Animals cautiously welcomes this Strategy, with its express commitments to advancing farmed animal welfare, but emphasizes that it is crucial that intens
Friedman Institute and Trends Group at the Italian parliament: Countering the Muslim brotherhood
Competition policy: Enforce without fear
On 5 July, the European Parliament adopted a report assessing the EU’s competition policy, a critical tool for defending its values. The message is clear: enforce, enforce, enforce. Context: the Commission faces relentless pressure from the Trump administration to soften its stance, especially on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the EU law reining in Big […]
Setting sustainable livestock farming on a strong footing
Livestock farming employs around seven million people across the EU, often in areas with few other economic opportunities. It generates €400 billion in annual turnover. But it is a sector under pressure, facing low profitability and rising costs, changing market conditions, and outbreaks of animal diseases. The European Commission has introduced a new strate
Portugal achieves major milestone with permit for offshore aquaculture facility
Portugal has issued a permit for an offshore aquaculture facility in the open sea for the first time in its history. Mariculture Systems, a company based in Ramat Negev, Israel, announced that it had obtained an Aquaculture Activity Title (Ttulo de Atividade Aqucola - TAA) from the Portuguese authorities. The authorisation enables the company to […]
New EU plan to address the risks and opportunities of advanced AI for cybersecurity
The European Commission has presented a plan to address the risks and harness the opportunities of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity. While the AI can improve security, it can also be misused to identify vulnerabilities, automate attacks, and significantly increase the scale and speed of cyber incidents. The new plan will bring together
EU deploys wildfire support to face multiple fires across Portugal and France
As Europe is fighting wildfires in several Member States, the Commission is swiftly mobilising assistance via the EU civil protection mechanism (UCPM). Over the weekend, Portugal and France have activated the UCPM due to devastating wildfires, with several of them active simultaneously and burning thousands of hectares. France activated the UCPM on 5 July. T
Quarterly reports show a surge in solar energy and e-vehicles, with record highs in 2025
The latest quarterly reports for the electricity and gas markets, covering the final two quarters of 2025, confirm continued growth in the generation of renewable energy in the EU. Solar energy, in particular, hit a new record high in 2025, reaching 275 TWh (+18%). Energy from offshore wind rose by 4% (+3 TWh). Additions of renewables capacity remained at […